Developing a stepwise approach to simulate a hammer mill through the Whiten model - the adherence for a gold ore
AUTOR(ES)
Felipe, Rafael Alves de Souza
FONTE
REM, Int. Eng. J.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
19/06/2019
RESUMO
Abstract Comminution represents a large portion of the capital and operating cost of a mineral processing plant. In 1983, Cohen estimated that comminution processes could account for 30% to 50% of the power consumption of the mill, and typically represents 50% of the operating costs of a mine. Therefore, its optimization is directly related to reduction of these operating costs. Among the crushing equipment, the hammer mill is one which is dedicated to operations that aim for a high reduction ratio with the controlled generation of fines. This crusher is recommended for friable and low abrasive ores presenting a high productive capacity. This study aims to develop a stepwise approach that allows the use of the classical crusher model (Whiten-Andersen) in modeling and simulation of circuits containing a hammer mill, simulating the resulting product according to variation of rotation speed within the equipment. The existing model for crushers developed by Whiten-Andersen considers the Perfect Mixing Model, which represents crushing through equations related to selection and breakage functions, that provide an equilibrium condition. This study aims to develop a stepwise approach that allows the use of the classical crusher model in modeling and simulation of circuits containing a hammer mill, by simulating the effect that the variation of rotation speed within the equipment implies in the generated product. The comparisons between the experimental and simulated data indicated that the model fits the data for both, P80 values and percentage passing in 19.1 mm sieve. The model created was validated based on specific experimental campaign.
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